Comedian Nails What It's Like When Family Doesn't Quite Get Social Distancing
Sometimes fathers — and mothers — don’t know best.
Juliet Prather, 27, a Brooklyn-based comedian who is originally from Austin, Texas, posted a video Tuesday to Twitter that may hit a little too close to home for many who feel their parents are a little clueless about social distancing.
“My mom when I ask if she and my dad are still taking the pandemic seriously,” Prather captioned her hilarious video.
“Oh, my God, yeah … we’re so safe people are annoyed by us,” Prather says in the beginning the video, playing the character of a mother.
“Safe isn’t even the right word. The word is militant,” Prather continues before things really go awry.
my mom when I ask if she and my dad are still taking the pandemic seriously pic.twitter.com/biUhU1K5O6
— Juliet Prather (@julietcprather) September 29, 2020
Prather wrote to HuffPost that her terrifyingly accurate depiction of an oblivious mom isn’t actually “based on anything specifically that either of my parents have said, thankfully!” And although she admitted that her dad inspired the voice of her character in the video, the things that come out of her character’s mouth were loosely based on conversations she and her friends have had with their parents.
“It’s more of a generalised representation of most people’s tendencies regarding COVID safety,” she told HuffPost. “Especially well-meaning parents.”
Yet, American’s confusion over how seriously to take social distancing and other safety precautions recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is understandable, especially since President Donald Trump continues to politicise the virus and misrepresent the facts. When the coronavirus first hit the United States, Trump repeatedly downplayed the threat of the virus — despite knowing it was serious and deadly — and urged states to reopen businesses, flouting health experts’ recommendations. This response has bewildered many Americans who still don’t know...
